Rita Boehrer is my favorite source of information about novels. When I head out on vacation - which is the only time I dare read novels because I have no self discipline and stay up reading all night! - I call Rita to ask for recommendations.

When you have little time to read, you don't want to waste it. I've been pleased with every one of Rita's picks.

We'll refresh this list from time to time, as Rita adds to her personal list of favorites.

1. The Time Traveler's Wife
   by A. Niffennegger
2. The Kite Runner
   by K.Housseini
3. Two Old Women
   by V.Wallis
4. My Sister's Keeper
   by Jodi Picault
5. Deception Point
   by Dan Brown
6. An Unlikely Job for a Woman
   by P. D. James
7. Reading Lolita in Tehran
   by Azar Nafisi
8. Empress Orchid
   by Anchee Min
9. Snow Flower and the Secret Fan
   by Lisa See